 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Molybdenite Mineralization at the El Teniente Cu-Mo Porphyry Deposit, Chile Edward T. Spencer,1,† Jamie J...División El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile Abstract The El Teniente Cu-Mo porphyry deposit, Chile, is one...of diorite finger porphyries and the composite Teniente Dacite Porphyry. These units acted as effective...molybdenite-bearing, late mineralizationstage, tourmaline-cemented (type 9), and anhydrite-carbonate ±...veins and breccias. These are abundant at shallow mine levels and show a close spatial relationship with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Chilean porphyry copperdepositsin the E1 Teniente (Braden), Rio Blanco, and Los Bronces (Disputada)...following conclusions, thoughbasedon the study at E1 Teniente, Rio Blanco, and Los Bronces,may alsobe applicableto...distributionof Rb in rocksfroin the leachedcapping at E1 Teniente. Due to this immobility of Rb, weathering of the...locations of E1 Teniente, Rio Blanco, and Los Bronces mines. Modified from Mapa Geo16gicade Chile, Instituto...BRECCIA PIPE I Diamond drill hole. DACITEPORPHYRY Mine workings. QUARTZDIORITE Location of sections |  | | Book | | is dominant in most porphyry copper provinces. Tourmaline and breccia éolumns ported out of the potassic...Orogen . 3 ¢ Radiometric Ages Near El Salvador and Potteriics, Chile . 4 ¢ Section Through Arequipa, Peru...Through Potrerillos, Chile . ; 6 ¢ Potash Index of Igneous Rocks, Atacama Rego Chile : 7 ¢ Michiquillay...Geology (Peru) . 8 © Structure at Chuquicamata, Chile . 9 ¢ Surface Geologic Map, Michiquillay 10 © Surface...Plutonic Belt, ies 27 @ Geology of the Kobuk-Koyukuk Province (Alaska). 28 © Interior Belt (Alaska). 3 ; , |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | soon progressed to shallow depth, resulting in a mine. The numbers of mines and intensity of ACCEPTED...colonialism, modern economic booms (Belich, 2009). Active mine numbers and sizes skyrocketed during two World Wars...rapidly growing number of mineral discoveries and mine establishment was partly driven by the discovery...of conquests and non-military acquisitions. But mine importance and fame did not necessarily correspond...obsolete (for example, recent reserves of a mature mine only, or IP past production for a period of time) |  | | Report (issue) | | performed by the author and by F. Elsass and A. H. El Bazli. Copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, nickel,... G. I. Seiner (USGS Computer Section), and A. H. El Bazli (USGS technician) is gratefully acknowledged...individual multiphase intrusions, constitute a tin province in which tin and niobium deposits are confined...studying three major porphyry copper deposits in Chile, Armbrust and others (1977) concluded that rocks...low K/Rb ratios. For example, at the El Teniente (Braden) mine, rubidium contents range from an average |  | | Book | | disseminating the information, the mine geologists and mine managers who have made the mine visits a rewarding experience...concentration required to achieve the break-even point for a mine in terms of revenue and costs. Any detailed exploration...epochs. Following Tumeaure (1955), a metallogenic province may be defined as a mineralized area or region...The size of a metallogenic province can be as large as the Superior Province (Canadian Shield) or as small...as the Upper Michigan Peninsula native copper province. Similarly, a metallogenic epoch can be as broad |  | | Book | | used. Where high-grade ore occurs at some depth, a mine shaft may be sunk and drifts (tunnels) run from...setting, which may be referred to as a metallogenic province. The porphyry copper belt in the western part...North and South America is one such well-defined province, as is the sedimentary copper belt in Zambia-Zaire...to meet our needs rather than mine our own resources. Only if we mine U.S. copper will gold production...Oklo uranium mine, Republic of Gabon. This view not only shows a typical small open pit mine, but several |
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